On July 2nd, 2015, Sports Illustrated posted an
article about a heat lifer agreeing to a one-year contract with the team that
drafted him, the team that he played for 11 seasons without ever thinking about
leaving, his city, his home and his house. Dwyane Wade is an American
professional basketball player who has been playing for the Miami Heat of the
National Basketball Association since 2003.
He has established himself as one
of the most well-known and popular players in the league.
In 2010, Wade agreed to take a pay cut so that he could play
with two superstars, Lebron James and Chris Bosh. For the term of the contract
which was for 6 years, Wade signed a deal for $107.5 million, leaving $15
million on the table, but could opt-out after 4 years. In 2014, Lebron James
decided to return to his hometown leaving Wade and Bosh to play for the Heat. The
contract, which
would have kept D Wade in Miami for his 12th season,
took the place of a $16.1 million player option Wade turned down earlier this
summer.
After the season ended during the summer, Wade decided to
opt out of his contract leaving his fans worried that the heat lifer would go
play for another team. His hometown, the Chicago Bulls, was very interested in
gaining the basketball player. All his fans were panicking and wondering if he
would be leaving the Heat. The Miami Heat and D Wade couldn’t come to an
agreement due to Heat not willing the pay the superstar the money that he
thinks he’s worth.
After long weeks of waiting, Dwyane Wade had agreed to a one-year deal of $20 million contract to re-sign with the Heat. That raise returned to Wade some of the money he sacrificed by opting out of $41 million over two years last summer. “It is no secret that my goal was to sign a long–term deal this summer”, Wade told the Ap. “That’s what I was focused on. Once I realized that probably wasn’t the best thing for me right now, where everything is financially with the NBA and a lot of things coming up that we don’t know yet, one year deal isn’t a bad thing.”
We, his fans were ecstatic that they were able to reach an
agreement together. He is beyond loved in Miami as he calls it: My city, My
home, My house. Wade-county.
